About this project

Your unique, and you need an iPhone case that adapts to your busy life. The myTask case comes in three versions for iPhone 5/5s - Bike, Urban and Stash. Its slim, its stylish, and ready for anything.

12 Personal Tools plus a LED light & Mirror

The myTask: URBAN carries the essential items you need everyday at the office or on-the-go.

Snagged nail, just use the nail file

Never have to ask for a pen again

Transfer photos onto your included memory card

Tame unwieldy eyebrows with the compact mirror and tweezers

Pop open that beer bottle with the bottle opener

Light up that beautiful face while using facetime with the LED

With 14 different tools, the myTask has you covered.

18 tools plus tire patches

The myTask: BIKE comes with a whopping 18 bike tools, 3 tire patches and a tire roughener - everything the serious or casual biker needs in a bike tool. The bike-specific tools include:

15mm Pedal/Axle spanner

6 Allen wrenches (1/6", 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm)

2 spoke wrenches (0.127 & 0.130)

Flathead screwdriver

Phillips screwdriver

Two tire irons

3 tube patches & tube roughener

4 box wrenches (5.5mm, 7mm, 8mm, 10mm)

Bottle opener

Here is a comparison of a couple common tools to show how strong and useful the myTask tools really are! Check out the test video below:

Your Stuff, Your Stash!

The myTask: STASH is built for your stuff - utilizing the same interchangeable, slide-out tray as the BIKE and URBAN but without the included tools and accessories, the myTask: STASH lets you carry your stuff, your way.

MyTask, not just your typical smartphone case cover...

In designing the myTask case, our team wanted to enable and
empower you, the smartphone user, in ways not seen before. Empower you
to tackle your day, whether it is fixing your bike on the way to work or adjusting your
makeup.

Right now there are three
versions of the myTask case: Bike, Urban and Stash - but with our platform the possibilities are limitless. With your help we can start with these three version and build the myTask case into a completely customizable platform, tailored to your everyday needs. All of the myTask cases are
customizable with the swappable trays, creating a product that adapts to
your lifestyle and in-the-moment needs.

Our mission is to make
sure you're always prepared while at the same time showcasing your style. Join the
myTask revolution and support our mission!

Why we need your support

myTask was the brainchild of all of us here at TaskLab. We began the design nearly 10 months ago, and wanted to make a case adaptable to you, our customers. We have already created numerous prototypes, tested and re-tested the product and each tool, have lined up our manufacturers and are ready to start production. The campaign will help us raise the final funds for tooling and manufacturing so we can introduce the myTask to the world. Customize your life, help us bring myTask from prototype to production.

The myTask Story...

The myTask case is the fruits of a long process of brainstorming, development and prototyping. Always wanting to add more utility to your life, Addison came up with the idea of incorporating a sliding tray system that was completely swappable and interchangeable way back in early 2013. The concept was simple - everyone is busy and has lots of activities that need a specific tool-set, but to carry all these different tools around is burdensome. So, why not create a product that allows you to carry all the high-quality tools and items you need with you, unobtrusively, at all times?

As the idea matured and developed, a product started to take shape. We brainstormed different ways to make the trays interchangeable, what kind of of tools and items we wanted in each version, and how it would all and feel in someone's pocket or hand. Then, once all this was done, we set about designing and prototyping the first two versions, BIKE and URBAN.

In 2013, we had nearly 10 different prototypes of cases - we tried multiple snap mechanism, different tray and tool design, different case thicknesses - and tested them all very rigorously. The Bike tools especially went through quite a few iterations before we landed on the final versions - they needed to be robust and have great function. The Urban actually got some recent changes when we decided to add the LED module (a great idea from one of the members of the team!) so we had to get that prototype into gear quickly, tested and ready for prime-time. Below you can see a selection of prototype tools and cases, all with slightly different designs and functions, which brings us to the final versions, ready for production and manufacturing!

Design and Manufacturing

We have designed myTask to be robust, useful and convenient. During the material selection for each component, we wanted the parts to outlast your phone, so everything is manufactured from the highest quality 440C stainless steel and Polycarbonate.

All of the tools and items were custom designed and manufactured by our team, all the way down to the Urban's microprocessor-controlled LED module with 3 lighting modes and the Stainless scissors with integrated eyeglass-screwdrivers. These aren't off-the-shelf parts thrown into a tray, each of these tools is high-quality and ready to last you a lifetime.

The Team

Risks and challenges

In any manufacturing project there are significant challenges to completing a high-quality, reliable product. The first is finding and engaging excellent manufacturing partners. We are fortunate because we already have some really great manufacturing partners who have done an excellent job with our first product, TaskOne. We also already have a very clean, organized and streamlined assembly plant ready to help us put together the myTask!

Despite having our manufacturers vetted and primed for the launch, there will likely still be some hiccups. Other challenges include unforeseen design issues or tooling issues, which could lead to some production delays when we have to make modifications in the production tooling or design after the first products roll off the line. We have built in extra time for these issues, as undoubtedly we will face a few minor upsets during the process. We also will be sending Addison for quite a few weeks (certainly longer than he would like!) to visit and work through these issues in-person at the factories, since this is by far the most effective way to quickly solve manufacturing problems!

Overall we feel we have a good grasp of the potential issues, and will be able to conquer them quickly when they arise to get all of our lovely backers their brand new myTask case!

All the tools are made from 1.5mm thick Hardened 440C stainless steel. They are incredibly strong. You definitely don't have to worry about them snapping or breaking on you! Here is the Allen tool test video: http://youtu.be/0gKHnLab0Lw

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Pledge $30 or more
About $30

Thank you for your pledge! Know that we couldn't do it without you. For your generous pledge you will get one myTask base case plus the STASH tray, so you can carry and store anything that your heart desires (well, just about).

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Pledge $75 or more
About $75

Thanks for joining us on this journey! On this exclusive Kickstarter offer, you can choose either the myTask: Urban or myTask: Bike case in Jet Black or Electric Red and receive a matching myTask STASH tray for carrying all those other personal effects.

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Pledge $100 or more
About $100

Are you a biker and an urbanite? a cyclist and a traveler? For a $100 pledge you will receive one Base Case and both the myTask: Urban tray AND the myTask: Bike tray. Pop the case on and swap the trays depending on your mood.

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Pledge $120 or more
About $120

If you just gotta have it all, you can receive all three of the myTask versions - the myTask BIKE, URBAN and STASH. You will get one base case, and each of the three styles of trays with all accessories! A case for every occasion!

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Pledge $250 or more
About $250

LIMITED EDITION: You're unique, and your phone should show it. We are offering a limited edition, carbon fiber print case. For this pledge level, you will receive the myTask BIKE, URBAN, and STASH in limited edition. You will also get your name permanently emblazoned on our webpage for your awesome support!

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Pledge $1,000 or more
About $1,000

Get your creative juices going! We invite you to help TaskLab design the next myTask case – to accommodate your lifestyle. Join the team with a pledge of $1000 or more and also receive a mix and match set, a drawstring gym bag, a TaskLab water bottle, a thank you post card, and cool stickers.